11Synonyms found for personal

Word Origin & History

personal late 14c., "pertaining to the self," from O.Fr. personel (12c., Fr. personnel), from L. personalis "pertaining to a person," from persona (see person). Meaning "aimed at some particular person" (usually in a hostile manner) first attested 1610s. The noun sense of "newspaper item about private matters" is attested from 1888. As "a classified ad addressed to an individual," it is recorded from 1861. Personal computer is from 1976.

Example Sentences for personal

His personal effects were scattered and sealed under lock and key at private residences.

Many religious-studies professors consider personal references to one's own faith to be out of place in an academic context.

Bubble cars were built to provide cheap personal transport.

Have students describe in their personal journals what they saw in the photographs.

But these are largely personal emotions and it's the individual's responsibility to manage them.

There are personal notes, too; the family memories and feelings that shape an observer's perspective.

Is the public ready to know personal genetic information?

I'm not the only one who obsesses on personal safety.

Make a porch a personal resort in the suburbs.

Ed Roberts, the maker of the world's first personal computer, died yesterday at the age of 68.